Posts in February 4, 2021

There’s Warren, Illinois, and it is not in Warren County, Illinois. There are numerous examples throughout the United States were a state has a county and a town with same name and the town is not located within that same-named county. Not to mention townships that may have the same name that could be in other counties only confusing the issue. When you have a place name, make certain as best you can to what type of place it is referring. Is it a town/city, township, county, etc.? If your research is areas that have hundreds, townlands, parishes, etc. make certain you know what that name refers to as sometimes people were not creative and reused names. Just to confuse us later.